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NSA Focusing On Building Industry Partnerships, Not Cybersecurity Unit With Russia

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, July 24th, 2017

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NSA Focusing On Building Industry Partnerships, Not Cybersecurity Unit With Russia

Admiral Michael Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command. Photo: National Security Agency.

The National Security Agency (NSA) director is not endorsing the formation of a possible cyber security unit with the Russian government, and is continuing to focus on navigating partnerships with the technology industry to support discussion on new capabilities, the director said over the weekend.Adm. Mike Rogers spoke on a panel at the Aspen Security Forum on Saturday, alongside former director of the United Kingdom's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) Robert Hannigan, about the two agencies’ ongoing efforts to focus in…

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